With the 2024 season nearing its conclusion, listed below are three issues for MLBTR readers to keep watch over at the moment:
1. Dodgers go for the sweep:
Recreation 3 of the World Sequence at Yankee Stadium final evening ended a lot the identical as Video games 1 and a couple of did in L.A. over the weekend — with a Dodgers victory. In a recreation the place struggling right-hander Walker Buehler delivered 5 scoreless innings for the Dodgers, the Yankees have been unable to attain till they already had two outs within the ninth inning. They now enter Recreation 4 in want of the primary 0-3 World Sequence comeback in historical past to win their first World Sequence since 2009.
At present is scheduled to be a bullpen recreation for the Dodgers, a actuality that theoretically might create a bonus for the Yankees as they ship proficient righty Luis Gil (3.50 ERA) to the mound. This might be solely Gil’s second look within the postseason after he began in opposition to the Guardians and surrendered two runs in 4 innings whereas hanging out three. The Yankees want a powerful begin from the rookie right-hander and/or a wake-up name for his or her dormant offense in an effort to keep alive and cross the ball again to Gerrit Cole in Recreation 5.
2. Marlins managerial search heating up?
After the weekend caused some buzz relating to the managerial emptiness within the White Sox dugout, yesterday noticed the rumor mill kick into gear with stories concerning the different ongoing managerial search being carried out in Miami. The Marlins are seemingly all the way down to two finalists for the position: Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz and Rangers affiliate supervisor Will Venable. Each have acquired curiosity from the White Sox as nicely, with Venable having already interviewed for that place and seemingly remaining within the combine in Chicago. Whereas it’s unlikely that Miami will formally announce something whereas the World Sequence is ongoing, information relating to their determination seems to be on the horizon.
3. MLBTR Chat this afternoon:
With the World Sequence on the point of an early conclusion, the 2024-25 offseason is now nearer to getting underway than ever. In case you have any questions concerning the upcoming winter, your group’s path, or the continuing World Sequence that would finish as quickly as tonight, MLBTR’s Steve Adams is holding a dwell chat with readers at 3pm CT at the moment. You may click on right here to ask a query upfront, take part dwell as soon as the chat begins, or learn the transcript as soon as the chat is full.
